Where were we?

Women were there for Christ's conception, his birth, and throughout his childhood. They were there to start him on his public ministry, and sat at his feet to hear his teachings. They brought him water at the well, perfumed his hair, and fed him. They stood by him as he carried his Cross, and stayed with him at the foot of it while he hung there and died. They were there for the resurrection, and to receive the Holy Spirit.

Where were we, men?

The ministries of women, starting with the Mother of God and the disciple Jesus loved: